Open Up Wildfire

by lsfxh

 

OPEN UP WILDFIRE 

 

we’re closing ourselves

when we need to open up

 

our ribcage is filled with phrases

we can’t say aloud

every place inside of us

is inked with the words

we keep within

 

we cover the cracks

and we seal our lips

to prevent tongue-tied stories

from rising and exploding

 

our skin holds together

all the pieces that may burst

if it’s one more day

in the crowded place

around our hearts

 

we try to keep it all in

with the burning taste of restlessness

permanently imprinted on our throat

as the thief of our voice

 

this is a wildfire

and it is about to break out

 

// a.f.